In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. When President Donald Trump sent the Washington, D.C., National Guard […]

The People’s Conference for Palestine held its second annual gathering in Detroit from August 29 to 31, 2025. Many organizations endorsed the conference, including the National Students for Justice in Palestine and the Columbus chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine. SJP and AMP have significant links to the Islamist group Hamas, a terrorist organization designated […]

It didn’t make headlines, but Aug. 15 should be remembered as Legal Liberation Day for unionized federal workers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit restored to these 1.3 million workers a right that’s been denied to them since 1978: to sue their labor union for unlawful discrimination. Thanks to this long-overdue ruling, federal […]

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is no back-bencher. He is a former governor of a major state, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as recently as 2016, he was his party’s vice presidential nominee. Which is why his claim this week that anyone who believes human rights come from God, and not the […]

South Korean workers detained in a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation at a Hyundai plant in Georgia are set to be released, according to the South Korean government. South Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said on Sunday that the governments of South Korea and the U.S. have finalized a deal to...